Spring Creek, NV vs Sparks, NV

Side-by-side comparison from the latest government data.

MetricSpring Creek, NVSparks, NV
Population14,739110,024
Median Household Income$105,154$89,056
Median Rent$1,386/mo$1,716/mo
Median Home Value$360,600$483,800
Cost of Living (US = 100)—101
Renters Paying 30%+ of Income44.8%49.3%
Poverty Rate7.3%8.5%
Unemployment Rate3.8% (county)4.2%
Violent Crime Rate /100k176*365
Property Crime Rate /100k352*2,264
Median AQI4250
Good AQI Days /yr314183
Summer Highs83°F89°F
Winter Lows16°F26°F
Snowfall84 in/yr7 in/yr
Avg Commute42.6 min24 min
Hospitals—2
Avg Hospital Rating—3.0 / 5
Students per Teacher20.520.6
College Degree Rate22.3%27.6%
Foreign-Born %2%15.9%
Population Growth (2020–2025)+9.5%+3.2%

Green = clearly better (more than 5% apart). Population, growth, weather, hospital count and foreign-born share aren’t scored.
* Rate of the agency that polices Spring Creek (the city has no police department of its own), so it isn’t scored.